Hogan Lovells shines at The Lawyer Awards

The firm also received a high commendation in Best Delivery Model Innovation category and commendations in Team of the Year – Finance, and Team of the Year – Litigation.

The prestigious annual awards celebrate outstanding achievements across the UK legal sector.

The Legal Transformation won for delivering firmwide digital and AI transformation through DIGI, ELTEMATE, and Legal Engineering, embedding advanced technology into the core of legal service delivery. This initiative was led by Mark Brennan, Global Managing Partner for Digitalization, Sebastian Lach, Co‑CEO of ELTEMATE and partner, and Paul Gilford, Global Chief Information Officer.

The Legal Engineering team, recognised in the Delivery Model Innovation category, was highly commended for creating new revenue opportunities and strengthening long‑term client relationships. The team comprises qualified, multilingual lawyers with advanced coding capabilities who design and deliver fully bespoke, billable coded solutions for clients and is led by Paul Gilford, Global Chief Information Officer, and Alexey Kozlov, Head of Legal Engineering.

The firm received further commendations in:

• Team of the Year – Litigation, for securing a decisive US$3 billion victory for PrivatBank in a landmark fraud case.
• Team of the Year – Finance, for advising HM Treasury on its £2.26 billion Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) financing to reinforce Ukraine’s defensive capabilities.

Additionally, Hogan Lovells was shortlisted in Best Technology Product.

UK Managing Partner, Penny Angell, commented: “These awards reflect the significant investment we continue to make in AI and digitalisation for our clients and across the firm. It’s also fantastic to be recognised for the complex disputes and regulatory work we are doing in highly regulated sectors including financial services, which will be enhanced even further following our upcoming combination with Cadwalader.”

For more information on The Lawyer Awards 2026, click here.